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Obituary.
OBITUARY .
THE late Dr . Buller , Bishop of Exeter , whose Death we announced in our last , was a prelate whose moral qualities and talents , still more than , his high rank and station , entitle him to an honourable distinction in the register of mortality . He was born
at Morval , in Cornwall , in 1735 , the son of John Francis Buller , Esq . and Rebecca his wife , daughter of the right reverend Sir Jonathan Trelaway , lord bishop of Winchester . He was educated first at Westminster school , and afterwards at Oriel college , Oxford . In I 76 " 2 , he married Anne , second
daughter of Dr . John Thomas , lord bishop of Winchester . In 176 ; , he was collated to a prebend in that cathedral , and soon after named to be one of the deputy clerks of the cioset to his majesty . In 1773 , he was appointed to a canonry in the church of Windsor , which he resigned in 1784 , - on being promoted to the deanery of Exeter . From that deanery he was removed , in 1790 , to that of Canterbury . In all
these stations , as well as in the capacity of a parochial minister , he left the most honourable tokens of himself ; in every place , as a most useful member of society , declining no duties , but strenuously and cheerfully exerting himself to fulfil ail . In the year 1792 , on the death of Dr . John R . oss , of learned and
worthy memory , he was advanced to the see of Exeter , with great satisfaction to a church and diocese who were anxious for his return , and whose experience of his eminent virtues and ability , afforded them the strongest assurances of finding in him a pious , vigilant , and affectionate pastor ; and in this
expectation they were not disappointed . Their only object of regret is , that they were so soon deprived of his paternal care , and this at a period when much public benefit might still have been expected from his continued exertions , with equal zeal and prudence , to improve the service of parishes , and the condition of the inferior clergy . The dissolution of this excellent prelate ( who was not more respectable in public than
amiable in private life ) may , it is feared , have been hastened by distress of mind , for the loss of three sons within' a short period ' , the cities ! of whom , tho gallant colonel Buller , died in consequence of a ' . round which he received in the service of his country , in January , J 793 .
On the 2 d of May last , at Calcutta , in Bengal , after a few days iiiness . Sir James Watson , kt . one of the judges of the supreme Court of Judicature . Sir James was the sou of a Presbyterian minister , who was for many years connected with a congregation of Protestant dissenters , in the borough of
Southwark . He was educated for the ministry , at the academy , then at Mile-End , under the care of Dr . Cornier and Dr . Walker . When his academical studies were completed , he ¦ settled . with a congregation at C-osport , and officiated for some vears as i ; s pastor . He there married a young lady of good fortune , either in possession or expectation . About the same time he entered himself at one of the inns of court , abandoned
the ministry , and devoted himself to the study of the law . He was , in due course , admitted a barrister , received a diploma of Doctor of Laws , and was chosen a fellow of the Royal Society . In the exercise of his profession , he traversed the western circuit , and in consequence was chosen recorder of ihe .
borough of Bridport ; and , about the commencement of Mr . Pi ' tt ' s admini-. stration , its representative in parliament . His politics and those of his constituents were then in unison . He however , maintained his attachment to Mr . Pitt long after ills constituents were led to entertain an unfavourable opinion
both of him and of his measures . Mr . Watson ( who had been appointed a Serjeant ) directed his views to the Supreme Court , in India , and long aspired to the office of judge . In the pursuit of this object he was very zealous in his endeavours to attract notice at the India House , and uniformiiy devoted to the support of ministerial measures . On the death of Sir W . Jones , to whom he must have proved a very unequal
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
OBITUARY .
THE late Dr . Buller , Bishop of Exeter , whose Death we announced in our last , was a prelate whose moral qualities and talents , still more than , his high rank and station , entitle him to an honourable distinction in the register of mortality . He was born
at Morval , in Cornwall , in 1735 , the son of John Francis Buller , Esq . and Rebecca his wife , daughter of the right reverend Sir Jonathan Trelaway , lord bishop of Winchester . He was educated first at Westminster school , and afterwards at Oriel college , Oxford . In I 76 " 2 , he married Anne , second
daughter of Dr . John Thomas , lord bishop of Winchester . In 176 ; , he was collated to a prebend in that cathedral , and soon after named to be one of the deputy clerks of the cioset to his majesty . In 1773 , he was appointed to a canonry in the church of Windsor , which he resigned in 1784 , - on being promoted to the deanery of Exeter . From that deanery he was removed , in 1790 , to that of Canterbury . In all
these stations , as well as in the capacity of a parochial minister , he left the most honourable tokens of himself ; in every place , as a most useful member of society , declining no duties , but strenuously and cheerfully exerting himself to fulfil ail . In the year 1792 , on the death of Dr . John R . oss , of learned and
worthy memory , he was advanced to the see of Exeter , with great satisfaction to a church and diocese who were anxious for his return , and whose experience of his eminent virtues and ability , afforded them the strongest assurances of finding in him a pious , vigilant , and affectionate pastor ; and in this
expectation they were not disappointed . Their only object of regret is , that they were so soon deprived of his paternal care , and this at a period when much public benefit might still have been expected from his continued exertions , with equal zeal and prudence , to improve the service of parishes , and the condition of the inferior clergy . The dissolution of this excellent prelate ( who was not more respectable in public than
amiable in private life ) may , it is feared , have been hastened by distress of mind , for the loss of three sons within' a short period ' , the cities ! of whom , tho gallant colonel Buller , died in consequence of a ' . round which he received in the service of his country , in January , J 793 .
On the 2 d of May last , at Calcutta , in Bengal , after a few days iiiness . Sir James Watson , kt . one of the judges of the supreme Court of Judicature . Sir James was the sou of a Presbyterian minister , who was for many years connected with a congregation of Protestant dissenters , in the borough of
Southwark . He was educated for the ministry , at the academy , then at Mile-End , under the care of Dr . Cornier and Dr . Walker . When his academical studies were completed , he ¦ settled . with a congregation at C-osport , and officiated for some vears as i ; s pastor . He there married a young lady of good fortune , either in possession or expectation . About the same time he entered himself at one of the inns of court , abandoned
the ministry , and devoted himself to the study of the law . He was , in due course , admitted a barrister , received a diploma of Doctor of Laws , and was chosen a fellow of the Royal Society . In the exercise of his profession , he traversed the western circuit , and in consequence was chosen recorder of ihe .
borough of Bridport ; and , about the commencement of Mr . Pi ' tt ' s admini-. stration , its representative in parliament . His politics and those of his constituents were then in unison . He however , maintained his attachment to Mr . Pitt long after ills constituents were led to entertain an unfavourable opinion
both of him and of his measures . Mr . Watson ( who had been appointed a Serjeant ) directed his views to the Supreme Court , in India , and long aspired to the office of judge . In the pursuit of this object he was very zealous in his endeavours to attract notice at the India House , and uniformiiy devoted to the support of ministerial measures . On the death of Sir W . Jones , to whom he must have proved a very unequal